im still pissed Folarin Balogun isnt playing monday night

I don't watch if it's not world cup but do players get carded for embellishment like they get called for penalties in NHL? Soccer is hard to watch with all the flopping and theatrical shite going on. Some of these guys acting like invisible bullets are being fired into their abdomen.

Players can get carded for embellishment but it's rare. One of the most famous instances was in the 2002 World Cup when Itay's Francesco Totti was red carded against Korea.

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don't watch if it's not world cup but do players get carded for embellishment like they get called for penalties in NHL? Soccer is hard to watch with all the flopping and theatrical shite going on. Some of these guys acting like invisible bullets are being fired into their abdomen.

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Happened in the US Paraguay game.


Ream got a yellow for an aggressive challenge near the box.

VAR signaled down to review and upon review it was clear that Ream never even made contact, the Paraguay player just flopped and embellished.

Ref took the card away from Ream and gave the flopper a yellow card for embellishment.






After that the flopping improved for a while in the other games, but it's starting to look like someone needs to receive a yellow for it because the players are doing it more because they are more comfortable again, not worried about there being consequences.



On the flip side, the "play on" mandate from FIFA to the refs to be more lenient when it comes to calling fouls needs to be reeled in a little.

I agree with the whole concept of "let them play", but some of the refs allow too much. Germany basically assaulted Paraguay in their game, physically throwing players to the ground, running into the back with lowered shoulders, throwing elbows and forearms to the heads.

It was egregious and not once did he penalise them. It got to a point that he was going to lose control of the game. And all it would have taken to halt it was giving a yellow card to one player.

If these guys think they can get away with something, they're going to do it as much as possible. Whether that's embellishment or aggressive play.